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		<title>Frigid Fla. winter is bad news for tomato lovers</title>
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You say tomato, restaurants say sorry: Fla.&#8217;s freezing temps cause tomato shortage
Tamara Lush, Associated Press Writer, 	On Friday March 5, 2010, 5:35 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) &#8212; A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford to invest $155M, add jobs at engine plant</title>
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CLEVELAND – Ford Motor Co. said it will spend $155 million upgrading a factory to build a new fuel-efficient V6 engine for the 2011 Mustang and expects to add 60 jobs as a result.
Ford says the upgrades are part of $1.8 billion in investments for engineering and facility modernization that will support its 2011 vehicle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duck! Watch out for falling home prices</title>
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Les  Christie, staff writer, 	On Thursday February 25, 2010, 10:08 am EST
Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year and next.
The average home price in the United States will fall by about 6% by September 2011, according to a joint report between Fiserv and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brisk 5.9 percent growth in Q4 will likely fade</title>
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JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON – The economy rocketed ahead at a 5.9 percent pace in the final quarter of 2009, stronger than initially estimated. But the growth spurt isn&#8217;t expected to carry over into this year.
The fresh reading on the nation&#8217;s economic standing, released by the Commerce Department on Friday, was better than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January home sales fall 7.2 percent</title>
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By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate Writer 
WASHINGTON – Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January, falling to the lowest level since summer. It was another sign the housing market&#8217;s recovery is faltering.
The National Association of Realtors said sales fell 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Job Sectors in Decline</title>
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10 Job Sectors in Decline
What to Do If Your Industry Is on the Way Out

by Margaret Steen, for Yahoo! HotJobs

People in almost every profession may feel like jobs are scarce right now. For many industries, this is a temporary situation. But jobs in some fields are expected to continue disappearing even after the economy picks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New home sales hit record low in January</title>
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer 
WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes plunged to a record low in January, underscoring the formidable challenges facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.
The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that new home sales dropped 11.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones</title>
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by Ashlee Vance
The semiconductor industry has long been a game for titans.




More from NYTimes.com:
• Skype in a Struggle to Be Heard on Mobile Phones
• Microsoft Starts Over in Phone Software





The going rate for a state-of-the-art chip factory is about $3 billion. The plants typically take years to build. And the microscopic size of chip circuitry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Advances Jobs Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Republicans Vote for $15 Billion Measure in Rare Moment of Bipartisanship
By NAFTALI BENDAVID
WASHINGTON—The Senate voted to advance a $15 billion job-creation package Monday, showing a rare hint of bipartisanship as five Republicans voted to end debate on the Democratic bill, including newly elected Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

Scott Brown, Massachusetts&#8217; newly-elected senator, voted with four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel, VC firms to invest $3.5B in US companies</title>
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WASHINGTON – Intel and 24 venture-capital firms are planning to invest $3.5 billion over the next two years on U.S.-based technology companies to help create new jobs.
Intel Corp.&#8217;s CEO, Paul Otellini, announced the &#8220;Invest in America Alliance&#8221; in a speech Tuesday in Washington.
The program will target areas such as clean technology, information technology and biotechnology. [...]]]></description>
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